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. >> stay with us onbbc world news." and electc guitar le affair. three generatis of the tar gends jam together. the cession seems to deeper th previously thought. the bank of england has decid it needs to pump an additional 4 billion into the economy. that sprisedany experts. >> for five months, the britain - britain'central bank has en pumping money in the economy. $210 billion is a lot of cash, but today, it decided it was not enough. the total is ing up to $300 billion. >> today's decision was a significant surpse. the expectatis had been that were geing toward the end ofuantitative easing. today, additional expenditures put u somewhere ove the tota that we previously expected. >> one reason for the surprise was th right now,he bank does not even know wherall of hat earlier mon has gone. the ba ofengland ha pumped all this money into the onomy and now, it is working its way through the system. it knows how mh money it has t in, but unlike the water company, it does not kn when or where that money is goingo come out. the areigns that the econy is
. >> stay with us onbbc world news." and electc guitar le affair. three generatis of the tar gends jam together. the cession seems to deeper th previously thought. the bank of england has decid it needs to pump an additional 4 billion into the economy. that sprisedany experts. >> for five months, the britain - britain'central bank has en pumping money in the economy. $210 billion is a lot of cash, but today, it decided it was not enough. the total is ing up to $300 billion....
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good to have you with us on "bbc world news." sta with us if u can. still come -- freshelp r korean families separated fo decades. in north d south -- deal. -- the north and soh -- deal. first though, scotsh people oppo the release of the man convicted of the lockerbie boing. ed an opinion ll was conducted by a b news. omicron he was returned to libya to a her's welcome st week. >> of lockerbie. pan am 103expded over the small town. al-megrahi convicted of the killing, t released early on th grounds that cancer has brout him close to deh. rom jail to a jubilant welcome in libya -- from confement, tolobal controversy. scotsre deeply unhappy with the decision. pls conducted by icm research terviewed 1000 people throughout scotland. theinding suggests that 74% lieve scoand's reputation has been damaged, while 60% belve al-megrahi should not been released. it's got this governmt insists this was quality-judicial decision prompt by mercy a dying man. scotsre skeptical. 68% think e other factors ayed a part. and street insist the prime minister played no pa
good to have you with us on "bbc world news." sta with us if u can. still come -- freshelp r korean families separated fo decades. in north d south -- deal. -- the north and soh -- deal. first though, scotsh people oppo the release of the man convicted of the lockerbie boing. ed an opinion ll was conducted by a b news. omicron he was returned to libya to a her's welcome st week. >> of lockerbie. pan am 103expded over the small town. al-megrahi convicted of the killing, t...
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he isbsolutely bad for us and our nation. anher saidhat americawas bad, too, fo killing innocent cilians with drones. it was a drone which targete baitullahehsud, able to reach m in a remote terrain where troops could n. the mission s directed fro thousandsf miles away. the whi house is suggeing it was a job well done. >> if theeports of baitullah mehsud's death are crect, there no doubt theakistani people a safers a result of it. this is an individualhose title as mderous thug was welleserved. >> officials here hope that baitullah mehsud is gone andis fightersill be inisarray. but there's alsohe prospect of a successor. the mostikely candidate is his eputy -- a trainer of suicide bombs. c news,a islamabad. >> infghanistan, three soldiers have been killed in a urth is critically injured. the vicle was hit by a roadsid bomb. asualties' have been running at record levels recently, ahead of presidential electio later this month. the white hoe had been praring press and publ for unemployment in the u.s. reaching 10%, so when the
he isbsolutely bad for us and our nation. anher saidhat americawas bad, too, fo killing innocent cilians with drones. it was a drone which targete baitullahehsud, able to reach m in a remote terrain where troops could n. the mission s directed fro thousandsf miles away. the whi house is suggeing it was a job well done. >> if theeports of baitullah mehsud's death are crect, there no doubt theakistani people a safers a result of it. this is an individualhose title as mderous thug was...
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thesepictures were pssed to us by an election monitoring group. the ow multiple votingards being giveout to the same person. d they show how children were able to gethem. the group ys the officials who did this will be in charge on election day. >> ths the card distribution kn about. i am surthere is dtribution we do t know about. we had enough cards to contact authorities, t not to prevent this. >> there may be more than one. butf you can prove that [unintelligible] no one can move this in two or three days. >> it is a timely test of rural afghanistan. most peopleive in places like this. this ishere the ection will be deced. the tribal leaders here are highly respected d can influence largelocs of votes. they told us howhey have been approached by teams from the two leading candidates and offered money. >> if one candidateives and $10,000, then the other one gets $20,000, and the third one offers even more. itas become such a lrative and compitive business. i do t know wherthey get the monefrom. >> western officis concede th electn will be flawed
thesepictures were pssed to us by an election monitoring group. the ow multiple votingards being giveout to the same person. d they show how children were able to gethem. the group ys the officials who did this will be in charge on election day. >> ths the card distribution kn about. i am surthere is dtribution we do t know about. we had enough cards to contact authorities, t not to prevent this. >> there may be more than one. butf you can prove that [unintelligible] no one can move...
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so part of us thought we would never get him, but we had to try. and he said, yeah, sure, i will do it." >> the film of years rock legends, but also demystifies the aircraft. >> this is what i'm actually playing. the rest is the foot pedal. >> for all three, it is a love affair with the guitar. they have developed a relationship with their instruments to create a unique sound. >> do you put the mike on the guitar? back in just to get out. >> the centerpiece of the film is the summit, where all three come together to talk and play for one another. it contains some details that will probably only appeal to hard-core electric guitar france. it could be hard to match the impact of his previous film, but the power of rock and roll could mean they would be pleasantly surprised by a turnout at the box office. if you're heading for your nearest coastline, keep an eye out for a growing craze. coast guard officials warn about leaping off cliffs into what could be shallow waters, but enthusiasts say that it can be safe and will be fun. we report. >> it is one
so part of us thought we would never get him, but we had to try. and he said, yeah, sure, i will do it." >> the film of years rock legends, but also demystifies the aircraft. >> this is what i'm actually playing. the rest is the foot pedal. >> for all three, it is a love affair with the guitar. they have developed a relationship with their instruments to create a unique sound. >> do you put the mike on the guitar? back in just to get out. >> the centerpiece of...
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he joins us live. what does this say today about the mindset of the japanese people that we have seen this historic shift? >> i think the election was less about the policies, less about it unpopular prime minister giving way to a new man. it was more about the japanese people delivering a verdict on a system that has existed since the second world war. this craze relationship with, the liberal democratic party, politicians, and big business, in recent years, it seems to have stagnated. that's what people have rejected today. that have gotten rid of that system and they voted for a new start of japan with a two party system. >> big promises. can he deliver? >> in terms of the policy promises, there are big the promises. things like a generous child allowance. paying for that will be difficult. japan is already deeply in debt. the country has promised not to raise taxes. a key platform is to break the power of the bureaucracy. they are the people that will have to govern the country through. to try to m
he joins us live. what does this say today about the mindset of the japanese people that we have seen this historic shift? >> i think the election was less about the policies, less about it unpopular prime minister giving way to a new man. it was more about the japanese people delivering a verdict on a system that has existed since the second world war. this craze relationship with, the liberal democratic party, politicians, and big business, in recent years, it seems to have stagnated....
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>> how is this going to help us when people in canada and great britain tell us that the health plan does not do anything. >> stephen hawking had to give a brief history of the health service refusing allegations that it left him to die. this is a well founded a political football. -- well pounded political football. thousands of people have signed up for a blog in that concentrates on the good aspects of the nhs. the european leader is not in love with the nhs. >> people have been left in pain, positions where they cannot work at the back of the line waiting for permission to get treatment and there's nothing you can do. >> the health-care debate has been brought to this side of the atlantic. the fate over health care has been far less heated in america. they agree with a core principle for treatment based on needs not ability to pay. now, they want to resuscitate clear political positions. >> this is the worst nightmare. no wonder he looks reynolds. they have been pursuing a strategy of not talking about the and a chess. -- about the nhs. >> we are going to off back it and reexpand
>> how is this going to help us when people in canada and great britain tell us that the health plan does not do anything. >> stephen hawking had to give a brief history of the health service refusing allegations that it left him to die. this is a well founded a political football. -- well pounded political football. thousands of people have signed up for a blog in that concentrates on the good aspects of the nhs. the european leader is not in love with the nhs. >> people have...
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she tells me if you rocket attacks will not scare us. we are here to vote for our president and our provincial counselors. turn out in the cities may well be different. but so many brave the bombs and bullets to reach the ballot box. that is perhaps in itself a sign of hope. >> the crew of the cargo ship that disappeared for two weeks this month in the atlantic have arrived in moscow along with the suspected hijackers. russia's defense ministry says the eight hijackers were threatening to blow up the ship is a ransom was not paid. some security experts are doubting this. there are claims to arctic sea may have been carrying weapons or drugs. >> returning in russian custody. these, the first images of the alleged hijackers of the arctic sea, bound and hooded, at the center of a mystery involving piracy and possible espionage. already aboard the plane, questions asked after their motives. >> we wanted to take shelter from a storm. we boarded the ship on the 25th, and we got away from the ship, but for some reason, the captain did not recei
she tells me if you rocket attacks will not scare us. we are here to vote for our president and our provincial counselors. turn out in the cities may well be different. but so many brave the bombs and bullets to reach the ballot box. that is perhaps in itself a sign of hope. >> the crew of the cargo ship that disappeared for two weeks this month in the atlantic have arrived in moscow along with the suspected hijackers. russia's defense ministry says the eight hijackers were threatening to...
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she says that more should be done to stop the abuse of women and the use of rape as a weapon of war. she reacted forcefully when a student asked about her husband's view on a foreign- policy issue. she said that her husband was not the secretary of state. >>> representatives from almost 200 countries were in the german city of bonn trying to negotiate a new treaty on climate change. the treaty is not due to be completed until the conference in copenhagen in december. >>> climate change is one reason that the food production of the world needs to double by 2015. that is according to the united nations food and agriculture agency. there could be more hunker in poor countries and an end to cheaper food in the more wealthy world. >> in rich world, getting food for the family table has been easy. we will not be able to take this for granted as they become harder to get. scientists are predicting that very soon, there are likely to be shortages that would drive up prices. some fans will not be available at all. what are the problems that will hit food production? there will be more extreme
she says that more should be done to stop the abuse of women and the use of rape as a weapon of war. she reacted forcefully when a student asked about her husband's view on a foreign- policy issue. she said that her husband was not the secretary of state. >>> representatives from almost 200 countries were in the german city of bonn trying to negotiate a new treaty on climate change. the treaty is not due to be completed until the conference in copenhagen in december. >>>...
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the route is often used by international troops. an initial reports indicated this was a suicide car bomb attack. earlier in the morning, deborah extra security checks in kabul after rockets were fired into the center of the city. one mortar bomb landed near the center of the palace. this man says there's no security. people are very scared because the election is about to happen. after the final burst of campaigning, president hamid karzai still looks to be the front-runner. does he demand enough support to avoid going to a second round? he now has the backing of the former warlord. he returned from exile in turkey to endorse the president's election effort. the former foreign minister has added his energy to this high octane campaign. there's still a climate of uncertainty and mounting violence with the taliban threatened anyone who takes part in these elections. >> i am now joined on the line by the spokesman for the united nations assistance mission in afghanistan. what is your reaction to these findings from the bbc? >> it is g
the route is often used by international troops. an initial reports indicated this was a suicide car bomb attack. earlier in the morning, deborah extra security checks in kabul after rockets were fired into the center of the city. one mortar bomb landed near the center of the palace. this man says there's no security. people are very scared because the election is about to happen. after the final burst of campaigning, president hamid karzai still looks to be the front-runner. does he demand...
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thank you for joining us. i'm not sure if you heard this last comments from martin, but he says the afghan government will like to see greater coordination with afghan forces and fewer air strikes to reduce civilian casualties. are those things you think that nato can deliver on? >> they can if they produce more boots on the ground. martin is right. the number of civilian casualties is going. in the first six months according to the u.n. official, there were 1000 casualties of which 300 were caused by nato air strikes. there's not much that nato can do about the civilians being killed by the taliban, but the answer is more boots on the ground. that means more training of police and the army there. in the meantime, it would be nice to seek more to troops there to fill the gap. our troops are not pulling their weight. >> the heavy reliance on air strikes is a direct result of the failure to get enough people on the ground? >> that is correct. that has been the case for the past three years. >> the question we al
thank you for joining us. i'm not sure if you heard this last comments from martin, but he says the afghan government will like to see greater coordination with afghan forces and fewer air strikes to reduce civilian casualties. are those things you think that nato can deliver on? >> they can if they produce more boots on the ground. martin is right. the number of civilian casualties is going. in the first six months according to the u.n. official, there were 1000 casualties of which 300...
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he is now using this anniversary to try to remind his people that he is in control and he has survived the political crisis. what we are all waiting for is the potentially definitive report, which is an eu-sponsored report which comes out in september. if that were to show that georgia were responsible for starting the complex, that could be very damaging for president mikheil saakashvili. >> thank you. we have all the background to that war between russia and georgia on our news website, bbc.com/news. also, the new leader of the tamil tigers has been arrested. it took over leadership after the former leader was killed. he was being sought on suspicion of smuggling weapons for the tamil tigers. the colombian president has received a report from brazil. this came after a meeting between the two leaders. the american film director john hughes has died at the age of 59. he first became known for "the breakfast club" and wrote to the family movie "home alone." he suffered a heart attack in new york. south africa must put more pressure on zimbabwe to implement political and economic reforms
he is now using this anniversary to try to remind his people that he is in control and he has survived the political crisis. what we are all waiting for is the potentially definitive report, which is an eu-sponsored report which comes out in september. if that were to show that georgia were responsible for starting the complex, that could be very damaging for president mikheil saakashvili. >> thank you. we have all the background to that war between russia and georgia on our news website,...
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they told us that if they caught us they would shoot us or cut our throats. >> the army says children as young as 9 were being trained as fighters, informers or suicide bombers. the daily routine for these boys was prayer, exercise and brainwashing. >> we would ask to fight the army because they are against islam and they are the enemies of god. that is what they told us. >> they are now back with their parents, but they are fearful the militants could find them and punish them. the stolen youth of swat. innocent children instructed to kill. bbc news in the swat valley. >> reducing deforestation is absolutely critical to the success of climate change. negotiations in copenhagen later this year. that's not me talking, that's a senior british minister. the u.k.'s minister for climate change has been visiting one of brazil's indigenous communities in the amazon. gary duffy reports from the rain forest. >> set deep in among the southern edge of the amazon rain forest, the indigenous park seems isolated from the problems of the world. but the tribal leaders here were pleased to welcome a b
they told us that if they caught us they would shoot us or cut our throats. >> the army says children as young as 9 were being trained as fighters, informers or suicide bombers. the daily routine for these boys was prayer, exercise and brainwashing. >> we would ask to fight the army because they are against islam and they are the enemies of god. that is what they told us. >> they are now back with their parents, but they are fearful the militants could find them and punish...
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bbc news. >> stay with us, if you can, on bbc world news. still to come -- nothing to apologize for, he said. silvio berlusconi tony is back. >> first, a british woman who deliberately became pregnant in jail in laos. she has arrived back in england to serve her sentence. she faced the death penalty if she had not been pregnant in laos. just a warning -- this report contains flash photography. >> her asian or deal finally over, she arrived at heathrow this morning and was immediately taken into the custody of the prison service. although heading straight for jill, the 20-year-old described herself as -- straight for jail, the 20-year-old described herself as relieved. this afternoon, her mother spoke of her joy. >> i scream. >> did your daughter smuggle drugs? >> i do not know. i honestly do not know. >> she was facing the death penalty after allegedly admitting heroin smuggling, but laos does not execute expectant mothers. but the time of her trial, she was pregnant. she claims she artificially inseminated herself with the help of another b
bbc news. >> stay with us, if you can, on bbc world news. still to come -- nothing to apologize for, he said. silvio berlusconi tony is back. >> first, a british woman who deliberately became pregnant in jail in laos. she has arrived back in england to serve her sentence. she faced the death penalty if she had not been pregnant in laos. just a warning -- this report contains flash photography. >> her asian or deal finally over, she arrived at heathrow this morning and was...
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thank you for being with us. kce>> funding for this presentan was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, the newman's own foundation, and the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, and union bank. >> and union bank has put its financial strength to work for a while the companies -- from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> i am kevin bacon. >> i am ken burns. >> public broadcasting is my source for news about the world. >> for intelligent conversation. >> for a election coverage. >> for conversations beyond sound bites. >> for deciding who to vote for. >> public broadcasting is my source for intelligent connections to my community. >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet, los angeles.
thank you for being with us. kce>> funding for this presentan was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, the newman's own foundation, and the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, and union bank. >> and union bank has put its financial strength to work for a while the companies -- from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> i am kevin bacon. >> i am ken burns. >> public broadcasting is...
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>> let us hope we will see some change. but as far as he is concerned he is really going to face a lot of challenges. his major challenge is going to be getting approval from parliament for his cabinet. in his first, he faced huge challenges and it took them almost nine months to get approval. this time the situation is far worse because of the far right, the center, and the left are of putting in bids for other candidates, for their own people, and he has got to kind of come to terms with them because of the supreme leader is advising him. >> sorry to interrupt. it is adjusting what you say because i noticed that the supreme leader has actually -- or appears to have warned ahmadinejad and said yap listen to your critics. what do you make of that kind of advice? >> at the society and that the level of the establishment. obviously there are terrible concerns that if he chooses the cabinet without enough consultation with parliament and with the political heavyweights, then he is going to cause even more crisis. this situatio
>> let us hope we will see some change. but as far as he is concerned he is really going to face a lot of challenges. his major challenge is going to be getting approval from parliament for his cabinet. in his first, he faced huge challenges and it took them almost nine months to get approval. this time the situation is far worse because of the far right, the center, and the left are of putting in bids for other candidates, for their own people, and he has got to kind of come to terms...
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the athlete takes us sex test. >> welcome to this week. a white house spokesman called it outrageous and disgusting. president obama himself called it a highly objectionable. libya's jubilant welcome for the man convicted of the pan am bombing stirred emotions. terminally ill, he was freed early from a scottish jail this week on compassionate grounds. two hundred seven people were killed in the bombing, two- thirds american. we have two reports. first, our correspondent reports on his release. >> the first glimpse of the terrorist dress in white, surrounded by prison officers and about to leave the scottish jail. cheers from waiting crowds awaited him, now a free man but under police escort. a convoy of vehicles escorting him to glasgow airport with security tight. he was convicted of the mass murder of 270 people, the decision to release him was taken by the justice secretary in the scottish government. independent medical advice says he does not have long to live. >> no compassion was shown by him to them. that alone is not the reason fo
the athlete takes us sex test. >> welcome to this week. a white house spokesman called it outrageous and disgusting. president obama himself called it a highly objectionable. libya's jubilant welcome for the man convicted of the pan am bombing stirred emotions. terminally ill, he was freed early from a scottish jail this week on compassionate grounds. two hundred seven people were killed in the bombing, two- thirds american. we have two reports. first, our correspondent reports on his...
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he used the opportunity to blast away western nations. but it may be enemies within his own country that ought to console him more -- concern him more. if i crackdown, taking to the street. and expulsion from tehran by australian authorities, and this report. >> after the turmoil, at last a moment where mr. ahmadinejad could restore his dignity, pledging to serve iran for another four years. but look closely, and you can see some empty seats. the ceremony in the parliament was protested. ambassadors, and protests. >> the iranian nation does not get importance to your congratulations or smiles. >> but in many ways, the president's problems are just beginning. and the west is talking about the nuclear issue. >> the country is more divided than it has ever been since the 1979 revolution. mahmoud amended a judge is a disputed figure, and has shown no interest in healing the political rift. >> death to the dictator, shouted demonstrators, as they made their way to new protest outside the parliament, defying a huge police and militia presence.
he used the opportunity to blast away western nations. but it may be enemies within his own country that ought to console him more -- concern him more. if i crackdown, taking to the street. and expulsion from tehran by australian authorities, and this report. >> after the turmoil, at last a moment where mr. ahmadinejad could restore his dignity, pledging to serve iran for another four years. but look closely, and you can see some empty seats. the ceremony in the parliament was protested....